Indilinx Everest

In almost every SSD review we have published, Anand has mentioned how an SSD is the biggest performance upgrade you can make today. Why would anyone use regular hard drives then? There is one big reason: price. SSD prices are still up in the clouds when compared to hard drive prices (especially before the Thailand floods) so for many, SSDs have not been a realistic option. While SSD prices have been dropping for years, if the current rate continues it will still take several more years before a $399 Walmart PC has a reasonable size SSD in it.
Most of the time, SSD production costs are cut by shrinking the die. Shrinking the die is the same as with CPUs: you move to a smaller...